diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
index d2b30de..254f43d 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 		arfcn_range_encode.h nat_rewrite_trie.h bsc_nat_callstats.h \
 		osmux.h mgcp_transcode.h gprs_utils.h \
 		 gprs_gb_parse.h smpp.h meas_feed.h gprs_gsup_messages.h \
-		 gprs_gsup_client.h
+		 gprs_gsup_client.h bsc_msg_filter.h
 
 openbsc_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h meas_rep.h bsc_api.h
 openbscdir = $(includedir)/openbsc
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9b3f6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <osmocom/core/msgb.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/msgfile.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxrbtree.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+
+#include <regex.h>
+
+/* TODO: remove */
+struct bsc_nat_parsed;
+struct bsc_connection;
+struct nat_sccp_connection;
+
+struct bsc_nat_reject_cause {
+	int lu_reject_cause;
+	int cm_reject_cause;
+};
+
+struct bsc_nat_barr_entry {
+	struct rb_node node;
+
+	char *imsi;
+	int cm_reject_cause;
+	int lu_reject_cause;
+};
+
+enum bsc_nat_acc_ctr {
+	ACC_LIST_BSC_FILTER,
+	ACC_LIST_NAT_FILTER,
+};
+
+struct bsc_nat_acc_lst {
+	struct llist_head list;
+
+	/* counter */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *stats;
+
+	/* the name of the list */
+	const char *name;
+	struct llist_head fltr_list;
+};
+
+struct bsc_nat_acc_lst_entry {
+	struct llist_head list;
+
+	/* the filter */
+	char *imsi_allow;
+	regex_t imsi_allow_re;
+	char *imsi_deny;
+	regex_t imsi_deny_re;
+
+	/* reject reasons for the access lists */
+	int cm_reject_cause;
+	int lu_reject_cause;
+};
+
+
+int bsc_nat_barr_adapt(void *ctx, struct rb_root *rbtree, const struct osmo_config_list *);
+int bsc_nat_barr_find(struct rb_root *root, const char *imsi, int *cm, int *lu);
+
+/**
+ * Content filtering.
+ */
+int bsc_nat_filter_sccp_cr(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct msgb *msg,
+			struct bsc_nat_parsed *, int *con_type, char **imsi,
+			struct bsc_nat_reject_cause *cause);
+int bsc_nat_filter_dt(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct msgb *msg,
+			struct nat_sccp_connection *con, struct bsc_nat_parsed *parsed,
+			struct bsc_nat_reject_cause *cause);
+
diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index 19144e3..de709c3 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -229,36 +229,6 @@
 	} ussd;
 };
 
-enum bsc_nat_acc_ctr {
-	ACC_LIST_BSC_FILTER,
-	ACC_LIST_NAT_FILTER,
-};
-
-struct bsc_nat_acc_lst {
-	struct llist_head list;
-
-	/* counter */
-	struct rate_ctr_group *stats;
-
-	/* the name of the list */
-	const char *name;
-	struct llist_head fltr_list;
-};
-
-struct bsc_nat_acc_lst_entry {
-	struct llist_head list;
-
-	/* the filter */
-	char *imsi_allow;
-	regex_t imsi_allow_re;
-	char *imsi_deny;
-	regex_t imsi_deny_re;
-
-	/* reject reasons for the access lists */
-	int cm_reject_cause;
-	int lu_reject_cause;
-};
-
 /**
  * the structure of the "nat" network
  */
@@ -355,11 +325,6 @@
 	struct osmo_timer_list auth_timeout;
 };
 
-struct bsc_nat_reject_cause {
-	int lu_reject_cause;
-	int cm_reject_cause;
-};
-
 /* create and init the structures */
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token);
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_num(struct bsc_nat *nat, int num);
@@ -390,16 +355,6 @@
 int bsc_nat_find_paging(struct msgb *msg, const uint8_t **,int *len);
 
 /**
- * Content filtering.
- */
-int bsc_nat_filter_sccp_cr(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct msgb *msg,
-			struct bsc_nat_parsed *, int *con_type, char **imsi,
-			struct bsc_nat_reject_cause *cause);
-int bsc_nat_filter_dt(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct msgb *msg,
-			struct nat_sccp_connection *con, struct bsc_nat_parsed *parsed,
-			struct bsc_nat_reject_cause *cause);
-
-/**
  * SCCP patching and handling
  */
 struct nat_sccp_connection *create_sccp_src_ref(struct bsc_connection *bsc, struct bsc_nat_parsed *parsed);
@@ -478,17 +433,6 @@
 
 void bsc_nat_num_rewr_entry_adapt(void *ctx, struct llist_head *head, const struct osmo_config_list *);
 
-struct bsc_nat_barr_entry {
-	struct rb_node node;
-
-	char *imsi;
-	int cm_reject_cause;
-	int lu_reject_cause;
-};
-
-int bsc_nat_barr_adapt(void *ctx, struct rb_root *rbtree, const struct osmo_config_list *);
-int bsc_nat_barr_find(struct rb_root *root, const char *imsi, int *cm, int *lu);
-
 void bsc_nat_send_mgcp_to_msc(struct bsc_nat *bsc_nat, struct msgb *msg);
 void bsc_nat_handle_mgcp(struct bsc_nat *bsc, struct msgb *msg);
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libfilter/bsc_msg_filter.c b/openbsc/src/libfilter/bsc_msg_filter.c
index 64f6d73..8f2e1ca 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libfilter/bsc_msg_filter.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libfilter/bsc_msg_filter.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * Access filtering
  */
 /*
- * (C) 2010-2012 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2010-2015 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
  * (C) 2010-2012 by On-Waves
  * All Rights Reserved
  *
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
+
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat_sccp.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_msc.h>
@@ -28,7 +30,6 @@
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
 
-#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
 #include <osmocom/gsm/gsm0808.h>
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
index 5c3b696..ebd291b 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/bsc_msc.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat_sccp.h>
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
 #include <openbsc/ipaccess.h>
 #include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
 #include <openbsc/socket.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_ctrl.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_ctrl.c
index 4b59b40..439bf33 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_ctrl.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_ctrl.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <openbsc/ctrl.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
 #include <openbsc/vty.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
index 70ad577..e658569 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat_sccp.h>
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_msc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
index 9e66cdc..bf8ba5c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/osmo-bsc_nat/bsc_nat_vty.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat_sccp.h>
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_msc.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <openbsc/mgcp.h>
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/bsc-nat/bsc_nat_test.c b/openbsc/tests/bsc-nat/bsc_nat_test.c
index 5b01cc3..105fec9 100644
--- a/openbsc/tests/bsc-nat/bsc_nat_test.c
+++ b/openbsc/tests/bsc-nat/bsc_nat_test.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
 #include <openbsc/bsc_nat_sccp.h>
+#include <openbsc/bsc_msg_filter.h>
 #include <openbsc/nat_rewrite_trie.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/core/application.h>